National Assembly of Hungary

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The National Assembly of Hungary is the country’s unicameral legislative body, responsible for making laws, electing key state officials, and overseeing the government.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
budgetaryControlOver state budget of Hungary
canBeDissolvedBy President of Hungary
chamberType unicameral
composition 199 members
constitutionalBasis Fundamental Law of Hungary
country Hungary
currentStatus active
electoralBodyFor President of Hungary
President of the State Audit Office
Prime Minister of Hungary
members of the Constitutional Court
governmentTypeRole legislative branch
hasPower adopt laws
amend the Constitution of Hungary
approve the state budget
authorize deployment of Hungarian armed forces abroad
declare war and peace
elect the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights
elect the Constitutional Court judges
elect the President of Hungary
elect the President of the Curia
elect the Prime Minister of Hungary
elect the Prosecutor General
establish national referendums
ratify international treaties
historicalPrecursor Hungarian Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary
languageUsed Hungarian
legislatureOf Hungary
locatedIn Budapest
Kossuth Lajos Square
meetsIn Hungarian Parliament Building
meetsInSessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
nativeName Magyar Országgyűlés
officialName Országgyűlés
oversees Government of Hungary
oversightInstrument interpellations
parliamentary committees
questions to the government
predecessor Diet of Hungary
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the National Assembly
primaryFunction electing key state officials
lawmaking
oversight of the government
supervises implementation of laws
termLength 4 years
votingSystem mixed-member proportional representation

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Assembly (Hungary) ("National Assembly of Hungary (First Hungarian Republic)")
National Assembly (Hungary) ("National Assembly of the Hungarian People's Republic")
historicalPredecessor
Hungarian government
accountableTo
Hungarian government
coexistsWith
President of Hungary
electoralBody
Hungarian Diet
followedBy
National Assembly of Hungary ("Magyar Országgyűlés")
nativeName
Hungarian Parliament Building
occupant
Budapest
seatOf

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